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Poor school children record Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1810-1836

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1606
Date of Publication
1992
Call Number
974.813 P823
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Responsibility
compiled by Lucy Simler and Chester County Archives.
Place of Publication
West Chester, Pa
Publisher
Chester County Historical Society
Date of Publication
1992
Physical Description
iii, 239 p. 29 cm.
Subjects
Poor - Chester County.
Taxation - Chester County.
School children
Chester County - Poor.
Additional Author
Simler, Lucy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 P823
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/98a40dd7-a457-40ec-b0b0-096611858174
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1761 F003 QS
Date Range
1761/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1761/08
Year
1761
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Harvey, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Orders
Overseers of the Poor
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1761 F003 QS
Additional Notes
Order from the Overseers of Poor of Earl Twp. to Newlin Twp., Chester County regarding John Harvey, a "sickly poor young man."
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/28a8c389-4e24-4157-8061-272548030010
Collection
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Title
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Object ID
MG0277
Date Range
1798-1993
between the Directors of the Poor and House of Employment and Matthias Slough. Ninety acres south of the turnpike road leading from the borough of Lancaster to Abraham Witmer’s bridge. 27 November 1798. Transferred from a drawer of assorted county documents, 2005. RG 08-12. Folder 32 Blueprints for
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Collection
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Title
Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection
Description
The Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection is comprised of accounts, registers, minutes, and other records kept by this county department. There are birth and death records, lists of inmates, supply and payroll books, and auditors' reports, and a scrapbook of Conestoga View.
Date Range
1798-1993
Year Range From
1798
Year Range To
1993
Date of Accumulation
1798-1993
Creator
Lancaster County (Pa.). Board of County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Ash, Phineas
Bachman, J. M.
Bachman, John
Bair, Ivan
Baney, William
Bard, R. W.
Bare, Adam
Bausman, John
Bubach, Gerhart
Carpenter, Sam
Centini, Jane E.
Clark, Thomas
Coleman, Thomas
Colwell, James
Dale, Samuel
Dorwart, Jonas
Dunlap, Stephan
Eaby, George W.
Esler, P. O.
Gibbons, William
Good, William
Graybill, N. W.
Graybill, H.
Gryder, Christian
Haines, Timothy
Halbach, W. A.
Harnish, Jacob
Harnish, Samuel
Heck, Lewis
Herr, Christian
Hershey, W. E. H.
Hildebrant, W.
Hollinger, George
Humes, Samuel
Jackson, James J.
Kean, Thomas M.
Kready, David C.
Lane, P. C.
Lenegan, Archibald M.
Light, John
Livingston, J. B.
Long, Jacob
Metzger, John W.
Meyers, Samuel M.
Murray, William
Musser, George
Nauman, J. W.
Nicholson, John
Overholzer, H. D.
Patterson, D. W.
Reed, John K.
Schwartz, Conrad
Slaymaker, Henry
Snyder, Simon
Stone, Abraham
Strine, Jacob S.
Summy, A.
Sweigart, E.
Weaver, B. F.
Webb, Will
Wein, John
Wentz, Thomas
Witmer, Abraham
Witters, Jacob W.
Young, Mathias
Zantzinger, Paul
Other Creators
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Subjects
Almshouses
Almshouses--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History
Auditors' reports
Conestoga View (Lancaster, Pa.)
Poor--Services for--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Almshouses
Auditors' reports
Conestoga View
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Scrapbooks
Extent
3 boxes, 33 books and folders, 3.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0277
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital Collection (MG0277), Folder or Book #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
MG0277
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Most of the items in this collection are part of the Lancaster County Government Records, RG 08-12. They were transferred into MG-277 in 1999 during the planning of the Almshouse and Hospital exhibition. Other items are on loan from the Edward Hand Medical Heritage Foundation or were collected by LancasterHistory.
Added to database 21 July 2017.
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Virtue, industry, and independence : almshouses and labor in the Philadelphia region, 1791-1860

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11218
Author
Bourque, Monique C.-E.
Date of Publication
1995.
Call Number
362.5 B749v
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Responsibility
by Monique C.-E. Bourque.
Author
Bourque, Monique C.-E.
Date of Publication
1995.
Physical Description
xv, 372 leaves : ill., map, plan ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Almshouses - Pennsylvania.
Almshouses - New Jersey.
Almshouses - Delaware.
Poor - Pennsylvania.
Poor - New Jersey.
Poor - Delaware.
Conestoga View (Lancaster, Pa.)
Poor - Pennsylvania
Poor - New Jersey
Poor - Delaware
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
362.5 B749v
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Order, Pay

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2ad392d8-2933-423f-9802-852696140219
Collection
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
Request to pay for use of church
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F056_In01_It08
Date Range
1765/11/11
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Collection
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera
Title
Request to pay for use of church
Description
Request from Adam Simon Kuhn and Bernard Hubley to Ludwig Lauman, treasurer of Trinity Lutheran Church, to pay [Johannes] Metzger for use of the church.
Date Range
1765/11/11
Creation Date
11 November 1765
Creator
Kuhn, Adam Simon, d. 1780
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
Storage Container
Series 02, Box 0003
People
Hubley, Bernard
Kuhn, Adam Simon
Lauman, Ludwig
Metzger, [Johannes]
Subjects
Payment
Search Terms
Pay orders
Trinity Lutheran Church
Extent
1 item, 2 pages scanned
Object Name
Order, Pay
Language
English
Object ID
MG0184_S02_F056_In01_It08
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-184, Series 2
Other Number
MG-184, Series 2, Folder 56, Insert 1, Item 8
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 11 March 2024.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
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The history of the poor laws: with observations. By Richard Burn

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22065
Author
Burn, Richard,
Date of Publication
1764.
Call Number
Book 878 1764
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Author
Burn, Richard,
Place of Publication
London : for A. Millar
Publisher
Printed by H. Woodfall and W. Strahan ;
Date of Publication
1764.
Physical Description
[4], 295, [1] pages ; 8Ê»
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 878 as assigned by Yeates.
Higgs,
Goldsmiths',
Subjects
Poor laws - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.
Poor laws.
Great Britain.
Early works.
History.
Full blind-tooled decorated leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 878 1764
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5946e104-c0d1-4d19-9da8-249868261626
Collection
Calendar Collection
Title
Calendar Collection
Object ID
MG0070
Date Range
1867-1995
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Collection
Calendar Collection
Title
Calendar Collection
Description
This collection consists of calendars containing photographs, drawings, and prints from Lancaster County and the surrounding region. Some depict local culture, architecture, historic sites, events, or have Pennsylvania Dutch sayings. There are also backs of calendars containing information about Lancaster.
Date Range
1867-1995
Year Range From
1867
Year Range To
1995
Date of Accumulation
1867-1995
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Albright, R. A.
Bushong, Joyce
Ferguson, Novelda H.
Forney, Myrl
Hart, Deborah A.
Hough, Doris
Landis, David Bachman
Mellinger, C.
Reed, Anita
Rider, Jacob D.
Sweigart, Caleb K.
Taggart, M. W.
Warfel, Arthur
Wesley, Hazel S.
Wierman, Julia
Subjects
Calendars
Search Terms
Brown and Bigelow
Calendars
Chickaree Studio
De Laval
Denver Service Station
Drawing Board Associates, Inc.
Finding aids
H. M. Stauffer and Sons, Inc.
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County
Intelligencer Printing Company
Lancaster County Association for the Blind
Lancaster County Farm Bureau Co-op Association
Lancaster County Postcard Club
Lebanon High School
Manuscript groups
Mount Joy Area Historical Society
Pearsol and Geist
Pensupreme Dairy
Sir Speedy
Southern Lancaster County Historical Society
Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Vision Impaired
Extent
3 boxes, 14 folders, 3 oversized folders, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0070
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions noted at the item level. Restricted items may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-70
Classification
MG0070
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 23 October 2018.
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/16a1bc55-95f3-4e54-9c37-621610944860
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-16-02-40
Date Range
1997
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Millersville State Teachers College class of 1947 50th reunion
Date Range
1997
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Millersville State Teachers College
Millersville University
Reunions
Place
Millersville
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-16-02-40
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/67599ab5-e378-413b-83bc-311106680614
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1765 F007 QS
Date Range
1765/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1765/08
Year
1765
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Petitions
Overseers of the Poor
Lancaster Twp.
German
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1765 F007 QS
Additional Notes
Petition by inhabitants of Lancaster Twp. regarding the Overseers of the Poor.
Most signatures are in German.
Signers of petition: James Webb, [signature in German], [signature in German], Andrew Groff, [signature in German], George Eberle, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], James Webb Jr., [signature in German], James Webb, Abraham Meyer, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German].
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2e64f330-3f4a-4083-9edd-478573213153
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
FEB 1769 F001 QS
Date Range
1769/02
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1769/02
Year
1769
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Work, Andrew
Cooper, Calvin
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Overseers of the Poor
Drumore Twp.
Bart Twp.
Appeals
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
FEB 1769 F001 QS
Additional Notes
Appeal by the Overseers of the Poor for Drumore Twp. and Bart Twp.
Also: Calvin Cooper.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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